Liverpool boss Klopp: Diaz and Elliott are close

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13 Mar 2022 • 7:54 AM MYT
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Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp paid tribute to Luis Diaz after victory at Brighton.

Diaz scored in the 2-0 win on Saturday.

Klopp said, "So, he is a very good player, let me say it like this. We don't have groups in our team but there are a few guys who speak obviously Spanish and Portuguese and it helps Luis a lot and they take him under their wings – very experienced players like Thiago, Fab, Bobby, they are all really close to him, Diogo really close to him and that helps. But in general, he's a really nice kid.

"I am not sure exactly how Harvey Elliott and Luis talk but they are quite a lot together. It means the boys settled as quick as the player. It's not so easy to bring in a player in the winter without any kind of pre-season but with Luis it was so interesting because the way he played at Porto is exactly the way we wanted him to play here, so he didn't have to change really. Still has to adapt in moments, especially defensively, but he has speed and he can carry the ball pretty quick and his dribbling is not bad.

"I don't think we saw already his full range of shooting skills. I saw when we scouted him a couple of really nice ones, so there is a lot of space for improvement. But, yes, he is a good player."


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